White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate Tulsi Gabbard
"An NBC News analysis shows sites linked to Russian influence operations “celebrated Gabbard’s announcement” when she said on CNN she was expecting to launch a formal bid in the coming weeks and “defended her positions on Russia and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, and attacked those who have suggested she is a pawn for Moscow”